I ate a meal until three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and I was really full. After asking about the topic, and seeing that Li Zaixing and I still had something to say, Mrs. Li was helped by Li Huamei. Before leaving, Li Huamei still winked at me, and a person suddenly flashed in my mind - Minako. I don't know how she's doing. Alas, it's all people from the past, things from the past, and there's no point in thinking about it so much now.

After the table was removed, the people poured tea again, and Li Zaixing and I continued to sit and talk. Li Zaixing asked me: "Qilan, you have been fighting on the front line of Jiliao for a long time, and you have followed Qi Nantang, and you have obtained his true heritage, I don't know what you think of my Ming Great Wall defense." ”

My heart moved, why did you suddenly ask me this? Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the Great Wall was reinforced and repaired in the early, middle and late Ming Dynasty in history. I didn't understand what Li Zaixing meant for a while, so I said vaguely: "The Great Wall is the strongest guarantee in the north to resist foreign invasion. ”

After recalling it, I continued: "In history, there are Han, Jin, Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang, Song, Liao, Jin, Yuan and other dynasties, all of which have carried out the Great Wall additions and repairs to varying degrees, and when Di Yi occupied the Central Plains, the amount of construction was more than that of the Han people. It can be seen that no matter who the Great Wall is, it is indispensable for the armor and shellfish. ”

These remarks are just about history, and they are not leaky. Li Zaixing nodded and said, "I didn't expect you to be so proficient in history!" Rare! Then I ask you, do you think that the Great Wall, especially the Guancheng City, is still as reliable as it used to be in all your previous battles? ”

I thought about the meaning of his words in my heart, pondering the gates of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, there are nearly a thousand large and small, such as Shanhaiguan, Huangya Pass, Juyong Pass, Bauhinia Pass, Reverse Horse Pass, Pingxing Pass, Yanmen Pass, Partial Pass, Jiayu Pass, and then such as Yangguan and Yumen Pass in the Han Dynasty.

This fortress is not a simple archway and city wall, but a comprehensive defense system including pavilions, plugs, barriers, moats, walls, trenches and other combat facilities.

There are also many small passes near some large customs cities, such as more than ten small customs near Shanhaiguan, which together form the eastern defense system of the Great Wall. Some important passes themselves have several layers of defense, such as the Juyong Pass near the Jingshi, in addition to the main pass, there are still three passes: the south pass, the north pass, and the upper pass. The north entrance is Badaling, which is the most important outpost defense line of Juyong Pass.

So I wondered, and Li Zaixing asked me if I had any plans to reinforce the Great Wall. So I put down the teacup and said: "The Great Wall is the last armor of the Central Plains, and the city is the rivet connecting the Great Wall, no matter how thick it is, no matter how strong it is, it is not too much." ”

Li Zaixing nodded and motioned for me to continue. I continued: "At present, the Tatars have suffered heavy losses, and it is unlikely that they will come back in the short term, and the key is to resist the invasion of the Jurchens from the northeast!" ”

I thought to myself, after 300 years of kneeling in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, our China has gone from being far ahead to completely lagging behind the world, so although people are soft-spoken, we should still do our best to do something for the country, for the family, and for the nation.

So I continued: "But Shanhaiguan has been fighting for many years, and the city has been in disrepair for a long time, which is really the biggest hidden danger!" Therefore, the current top priority is to rebuild Shanhaiguan and strengthen Juyong Pass! ”

Li Zaixing slapped the table heavily and shouted, "Okay! Good! Good! After saying that, he couldn't stop laughing.

I waited quietly for him to finish laughing. Li Zaixing looked at me and said with pity: "It's a pity that the Holy Lord does not allow you to enter Beijing, my military department really lacks talent like you!" ”

I smiled and said, "Everywhere is loyal to the country, the same." The dissatisfaction with the court outside the words was clearly on the page.

Li Zaixing sighed, and said for a while: "Let's find another chance!" After speaking, he puffed up and asked me, "Who can complete the repair of Shanhaiguan?" ”

I blurted out: "Li Chengliang! ”

Li Zaixing smiled slightly and said, "I heard that you and Cheng Liang seemed to have a discord before, but now the candidate is very sincere." ”

I smiled and said: "The public is returned to the public, and the private is returned to the private, and the younger generation will never abolish the public because of the private, and of course, they will not forget the self because of the public." ”

Li Zaixing laughed, and I continued: "I want to say, I am friends with him now, and my predecessors will not say that I am favoritism, right?" ”

Li Zaixing couldn't stop laughing, just pointing his finger at me.

The door curtain was pulled open with a hula, but it was Li Huamei who came in with a plate of fruit. When I looked at it, there were four kinds of fruit plates: dates, chestnuts, persimmons, and walnuts. I thought about it, these are all specialties around Jizhou, and it is estimated that they were sent by the headquarters.

Li Huamei asked Li Zaixing with a smile: "Dad, I heard you laugh in the room, what did this nerd say to make you so happy?" Don't you usually hang your face? ”

Li Zaixing said with a smile: "He was picked out of the pile of nerds!" You girl, what are you going to do when the man's family talks about things? ”

Li Huamei didn't follow, and rubbed Li Zaixing's shoulder and said, "Let's talk about it!" It's still hidden! ”

Li Zaixing couldn't resist this daughter, so he said with a smile: "I'm discussing with Qilan and asking him to supervise and repair the Great Wall of Juyongguan!" ”

My heart moved, but I didn't say this just now, it seems that Li Zaixing is confident, but he just said it now. So I smiled and said, "I'm a fool who can only gladly accept my life!" ”

Unexpectedly, Li Huamei suddenly said with a strange expression: "Then if I want to see you cry if I can't see you, if I cry down the Great Wall, won't I become Meng Jiangnu?" ”

I had a blood-vomiting look on my face and wouldn't take it. Li Zaixing feigned anger and said: "Girls, I don't know how to be reserved!" Go, go, go! Go and give it to me...... Well, take something to moisten your throat! ”

Li Huamei snorted, turned around and left, and made a grimace at me when she passed by me: "I didn't say that I wanted to marry you, so I shouldn't be Meng Jiangnu!" After saying that, he snorted again.

Li Zaixing and I glanced at each other, and suddenly laughed together.

Then I asked Li Zaixing: "Do you really want the younger generation to repair the Great Wall?" ”

Li Zaixing smiled and said, "When I saw you, I knew that you were the best choice." Tomorrow morning, I will report this matter to Shousuke! ”

I nodded in response.

After sitting for a while, I knew it was time to go, and after a day of disturbance, I got up and took my leave. Li Zaixing is also a straightforward person, and he doesn't engage in those postures of eating with a vain head and a brain. I took Li Zaixing and Li Huamei, who had no regrets and said goodbye to each other, and got on the horse.

On the way, he didn't regret asking: "As soon as you entered, they set me up, they didn't have a hard time for you, right?" ”

I smiled wryly and said, "Yes! ”

Unrepentant exclaimed: "I see that you are talking and laughing, why is it difficult for you?" ”

I shook my head and said, "You want me to be his son-in-law for his naughty daughter!" ”

was stunned for a moment, and laughed: "This is a good thing!" Why is it so difficult? ”

I shook my head again and said, "Her bones, you don't understand!" ”

With that, I sped up.

In the evening, I took the time to go to Qi Dudu's house, but he was sick, and recently it had dropped suddenly, and he got up last night and was blown by the wind. I didn't dwell on it too much, but only briefly talked about the events of the past two days, in fact, I mainly listened to his views on what Li Zaixing said.

Qi Dudu's meaning, Li Zaixing is upright, capable, and a good official. He can do what he has arranged. What's more, since he himself took office in Jizhou, he has also focused on strengthening the repair of the Great Wall, and he has put the most effort into the front line from the Great Wall of Juyongguan to Shanhaiguan, so he is also very satisfied with letting me do this.

I nodded yes. Qi Dudu suddenly smiled again: "Have you ever seen Li Zaixing's mischievous daughter?" ”

I laughed and said, "I've seen it!" ”

Qi Dudu showed a strange smile on his face, and asked again, "What do you think?" ”

I smiled and said, "It's outstanding, it's different." ”

Qi Dudu laughed and said: "That's naturally different, whoever marries should marry a general!" I'm asking you how you feel about the girl's house? ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "I met once, and I can't talk about more." It feels okay! ”

Qi Dudu smiled and said: "You are here, if you have a thought one day, your family is overseas, I will make the decision to propose to you!" ”

I'm speechless, did the ancients be so direct about marriage? But I think about it, at that time, the matchmaker came to the door to say that the matchmaker was not just a talk, if she could, she would start to do it. So I clenched my fists and said, "If you really want to do it at that time, thank you to the governor!" ”

Qi Dudu laughed and shook his hand, but he coughed violently! I hurriedly called someone to serve and left first.

Back at Wenhai Pavilion, I called Qinglian and Yuhe and told them that something was wrong, and the two of them were very relieved. At the same time, I also asked, are the ruby of Ceylon still of the highest quality?

The jade lotus tube material immediately replied: "There is another piece, but it is not good." However, Mozambique has recently acquired a new batch of gemstones, and several of them have excellent transparency, color and clarity. What is the gentleman going to do? ”

I smiled and said, "The lady of the military department has taken a fancy to the craftsmanship of our Qingyu Pavilion. You pick the best one, and let Nahoms hurry up and make a pendant as soon as possible. Well...... and put on a pair of rings and earrings, and sent them to Li Fu in person. If they want to give money, I will promise to only charge for materials, and you will see that you will receive the lowest. ”

Qinglian and Yuhe have been mixing in the government for a long time, and they know the depth of the water in the middle best, Yuhe smiled: "This is a good fate, we will do it immediately!" It's going to be beautiful! ”

I nodded, and asked, "What is that Holmes?" ”

Qinglian and Yuhe glanced at each other, smiled, and Qinglian replied: "Craftsmen, and a little famous, naturally have some temper. ”

I nodded and said, "I'm not afraid to have a temper, it's just that we put all the treasures on him, in case he turns back one day, wouldn't we be helpless?" ”

Qinglian replied with a smile: "What Mr. is very worried about! This Holmes had spoken wildly before, drank a few glasses of wine, and then coaxed a salary increase, and said that Qingyu Pavilion relied on him, and if he didn't raise his salary, he would break up and so on. Once again, I want our sisters to be with us! ”

Already angry as he spoke, Yuhe said: "The two of us have already followed Mr., although Mr. Kung Fu has not touched our sisters, but the two sisters have completely regarded themselves as Mr. in their hearts." That Holmes was in a hurry, and it really couldn't be done, so I asked for a top card from the Emerald Red Mansion, and squeezed him clean in three days! Half a month later, the whole person lost weight, and his clothes looked like a monkey was tied! ”

After saying that, the two of them laughed together!

I laughed a little and asked, "How are you going to solve it?" This is not a long-term solution after all. ”

Qinglian smiled: "Holmes stuck the technique very tightly at the beginning, and he did all the delicate work, and no one else could touch it. So I chose three half-grown children with thin hair from my hometown, nominally as helpers, but in fact they were going to learn skills secretly. Holmes was reluctant at first, but the work was tight, he couldn't be busy, and he was entangled by the woman in the green building, so he slowly began to teach the three children to do some basic things, and now they are more and more reliant on it. ”

said and smiled, and said in a deep voice: "I estimate, there will be another half a year, no!" In three months, the general work can be directly handed over to these three children! ”

I praised, "Good! The core technology must be in your own hands! Hurry up on this matter! ”

The two of them were very interesting about the core technology this time, and laughed for a long time.

I thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I want to give you another task." ”

The two of them said happily: "Sir, just command!" ”

I smiled and said, "This time I communicate with Holmes, he doesn't understand the language of my Han people, and you don't understand the language of Britain, which is very inconvenient." I want you ......"

Pointing at Qinglian and said, "Go and learn the language of Britain." It is not required to be able to read and write poems correctly. Do you understand? ”

Qinglian said: "Yes, sir! Some time ago, I met two female monks who came to spread the religion of God, and they actually knew the Han Chinese language, so I worshipped them as teachers! ”

I nodded, "It's okay to learn, don't believe in those deceptive teachings." By the way, bring the Nine Ghosts Zhengxiao, Murong Qin, and Lakshen and let them learn together. Qinglian naturally responded.

Yuhe asked, "What about me?" I thought for a moment and said, "But you go and learn the Frankish language, and call them to join in." ”

After that, I called Kite again and asked her to take Sand and Arashi - if Arashi had time, to learn the Spanish language together. According to Qinglian, there happened to be a few missionaries on the outskirts of the city, such as Mala Jia and Song Lu Fu Langji, which were the other names of the Portuguese and Spaniards at that time, and there were many monks and nuns among them, who could be invited to be teachers.

Speaking of which, one day I will go to sea, and learning the language as soon as possible is also a knowledge reserve. After the arrangement, I had a big event on my mind, and I was very happy to practice my cold crystal technique.

Nothing was said all night.